doorbell

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Neighborhood doorbell cameras, Flock license plate readers and hyperlocal social media sites like Nextdoor create a crowdsourced record of all people’s movements in public spaces.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

When I was a child, my father warned me about answering the phone or the doorbell.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Until recently, hot cases at the court focused on issues such as Amazon’s contention that video doorbell cameras should be classified as digital still-image video cameras rather than transmission devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Svelto wasn’t sure if the coyote was approaching her son until her partner Leonard Bessemer sent her the doorbell video and she watched the coyote follow Sal through their front gate from the street.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The doorbell rang down the hall, halting my momentum on saving my dad.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas